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I guess the iPhone really cannot replace what a laptop can do...

I knew this was coming... iPhone my ass!!!!!!!!!

I want to browse the net I'll use a netbook instead of some over glorified iPod.

Only losers spend the day poking a 3.5" screen with lack of adobe flash player...


FACK YOU APPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]>Apr 20th 2009 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/
Wow, that's um... completely unrelated to this post. Seems to me like somebody's got a bit of a chip on their shoulder.]]>Apr 20th 2009 1:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/I salute your determination. =)

@Chris
Our ol' pal Schweppes just dropped a steaming huge pile of flamebait. Don't take it.

I'm interested in seeing how far connected netbooks go. I've heard of WebOS and Android coming to this form factor sometime in the future, too. But will people be willing to carry (and pay for) a second device, when you could get by with a smartphone for much less?]]>Apr 20th 2009 2:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 20th 2009 3:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 20th 2009 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 19th 2009 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/
but isnt this rip off?? ]]>Apr 19th 2009 10:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/

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well it'll be worth it.
(walks over to closet)
but i still don't want to put on pants, but i know i have to do it.
(puts on only pair of pants)
for the good of engadget
(walks out into sun, vaporizes)
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Oh, and it'd be nice if AT&T 3G was as prevalent/effective as Sprint's or Verizon (anecdotal experiences, at least) so that I could use that bandwidth.]]>Apr 19th 2009 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 19th 2009 10:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/
http://www.mobileslate.com/blog/2009/02/24/netbooks-for-under-100/]]>Apr 19th 2009 10:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 19th 2009 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/
This thing is a total rip off, I don't think Apple is going to do a Netbook, but there's alot of rumblings about some kind of 9" screen'd touch-screen big iPod...

They might do something with ATT along these lines...who knows..
]]>Apr 19th 2009 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/I'll be interested when one of these carrier subsidized, 3G enabled, netbooks has Ubuntu on it. Or maybe Mer. Possibly with Android. But definitely not before that.
]]>Apr 19th 2009 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 19th 2009 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 19th 2009 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/I get paid to be a sysadmin for 60+ hours per week. Why on earth would I want to go home and do the same thing at home? No, I'll stick to vendor supported OS'es, thank you. My time, especially my recreational/rest time, is worth too much to spend it on unsupported software. And the laptops in question have vendor supported Linux distro's, they just don't put them on their 3G models. If I knew for a fact that, say, ubuntu would work without any hassles, maybe. But so far, I haven't heard of anyone taking the 3G version of the HP, Dell, or Acer netbooks and installing Ubuntu or Linpus on them, and having it all "just work".
]]>Apr 19th 2009 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 20th 2009 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 19th 2009 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/
An iPhone only cost $2339

Oh wait...

Could people please stop using price-over-time to say something is expensive? By that logic... my parent have paid $30,000* for cable TV.

That means: Cable TV = expensive

* 25 years]]>Apr 19th 2009 11:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/
It's true that interest rates should be taken into account instead of just summing up the payments, and over 25 years, it makes a big difference -- but over a 2 year contract, it really doesn't matter much.

The point people are making with these aggregate costs is that the 2-year contract at $60/month dominates, so it doesn't make much difference whether the netbook costs $50, $100, or $400 upfront. Sure, if you [i]want[/i] one of those plans bad enough to sign up for 2 years at $60/month, you should get the best deal on subsidized hardware you can, but keep in mind you're buying a data plan with a netbook, not a netbook with a data plan.]]>Apr 20th 2009 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/> "Well, I doubt your parents had to sign a 25-year contract, either."

True... but my point is that everything that you pay per-month adds up over time. And you'll have that bill for the rest of your life. So you can't really say something costs "OMG $1520"

A "free" cell phone will cost a minimum of $960 on AT&T over the 2 years if you use that logic. But, who STOPS paying for a cell phone after 2 years? I'll have a cell phone bill for at least the next 30 years. So, I really can't put a finite dollar figure on it... because it is ongoing.]]>Apr 20th 2009 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/** An iPhone only cost $2339 **

And that's why I don't own an iPhone.

** Could people please stop using price-over-time to say something is expensive? By that logic... my parent have paid $30,000 for cable TV. That means: Cable TV = expensive [over 25 years]. **

Yes, cable tv is outragiously expensive especialliy considering that I have to fast forward through commercials. That's an expense that I'd love to dump but I don't really have that option. I certainly don't get my monies worth out of it.



When I can pay for one internet access plan that works almost everywhere and for all of my computers, cells and gadgets, then I'll consider it. I'm not paying for a seperate $50+ plan for each. That's just crazy.]]>Apr 20th 2009 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/
Also, I think the life cost of this device matters because it only is a webbook. The iphone is a phone and has all the other functions as perks. While here it is a data plan being paid for jsut for internet access, which is often redundant for a lot of us to need. ]]>Apr 20th 2009 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 19th 2009 11:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 19th 2009 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 19th 2009 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 19th 2009 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 20th 2009 2:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/
"Hey, Lee, how many netbooks have you sold for me?"
"Zero, still."
"Oh, man, you need to going out there. You're gonna have to pick up the pace. What's going on?"
"It's probably that I still have the same number of netbooks in the store as when you called me last: None."

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That surprises me. Sprint uses WiMAX while AT&T and Verizon are working on a 4G system known as LTE.]]>Apr 20th 2009 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 20th 2009 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 20th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 20th 2009 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/Apr 20th 2009 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/19/acers-atandt-3g-infused-aspire-one-now-at-79-price-war-immine/ ]]>May 4th 2009 1:07PM